James Alfred Dunn Podd
James Alfred Dunn Podd | |
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| Born | March 16, 1855 Baptist |
James Alfred Dunn Podd (March 16, 1855 – December 23, 1886) was a leading Baptist preacher in
St. Catharines, Ontario. In 1879, he moved to London, Ontario to preach at a church there.[1]
In December 1881 he was asked by
Olivet Baptist Church in Chicago to succeed Richard DeBaptiste as its pastor, and he moved on February 1, 1882. In February 1883 he moved to Bethesda Baptist Church on Chicago's South Side.[1] Podd was charged a number of times with fathering children outside of marriage, but was always exonerated.[2] Under Podd's leadership, the congregation built a chapel on 34th and Butterfield. Podd was very active in Baptist church leadership and participated and presented at Baptist National Conventions.[1] His health failed in 1886 and he spent some time on the East Coast hopeful that the sea air would help him recover.[3] In late 1886 he was in Florida on a trip to recover his health when he died on December 23.[1] He was unmarried.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Simmons, William J., and Henry McNeal Turner. Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising. GM Rewell & Company, 1887. p252-256
- ^ "Obituary, The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois), December 27, 1886, page 4". The Inter Ocean. 1886-12-27. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "Pastor Podd, The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois) September 18, 1886, page 7". The Inter Ocean. 1886-09-18. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "The Rev J. A. D. Podd, Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) January 3, 1887, page 5 - Newspapers.com". 2017-05-17. Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2023-12-14.